"The historian does simply not come in to replenish the gaps of memory. He constantly challenges even those memories that have survived intact."

-- Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi

#Memories Quotes #History Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can't be done.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 21, 2012
“It's crucial we know the facts and science, but it's naïve to rely on them alone to build a movement for change.”
“Nothing brings people together more, then mutual hatred.”
“Asking me why I did or didn't do anything is generally pointless. How do I know? And asking me what I'll do in the future is even less rewarding.”
“Recalling that a good chunk of the 47 percent who don't pay income taxes are Romney supporters - especially of course seniors (who might well 'believe they are entitled to heath care,' a position Romney agrees with), as well as many lower-income Americans (including men and women serving in the military) who think conservative policies are better for the country even if they're not getting a tax cut under the Romney plan. So Romney seems to have contempt not just for the Democrats who oppose him, but for tens of millions who intend to vote for him.”
“I have always followed the most passionate course.”
“Let me end with an explanation of why I believe the move into space to be a human imperative. It seems to me obvious in too many ways to need listing that we cannot much longer depend upon our planet's relatively fragile ecosystem to handle the realities of the human tomorrow. Unless we turn human growth and energy toward the challenges and promises of space, our only other choice may be the awful risk, currently demonstrable, of stumbling into a cycle of fratricide and regression which could end all chances of our evolving further or of even surviving.”
“Touring is really a pretty lonely business.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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